Alcohol

Ok I have learned something this past couple of weeks that is scary.  I would be very easy for me to become an alcoholic after this surgery.

A couple of weeks ago I decided to see how alcohol affects me now after surgery. One glass and I was feeling the effects.  I did not get sick and I felt relaxed. But the effects wear off faster. Pretty soon I had to drink more and more to keep this effect going.

I am only 4 and a half post op and I am finding myself replacing food with alcohol. This is not good at all.

I have dumped the rest of the wine down the drain and decided to not drink any more. I don’t need the empty calories and I don’t need to become dependent on alcohol.

I noticed when I drank the alcohol I would let my other behaviors creep up on me. I would eat more, cheat more and not exercise.

Thankfully I am aware of this and I can and am getting back on track. I have to forgive myself for falling off my plan and just move forward.

I think the key to success is to recognize our behaviors and then continue to make those needed changes. Also we need to forgive ourselves for these repeated mistakes and know that we are only human and that we can move forward towards our goal.

Every day is a new day and I am moving forward with my continued goal. I have forgiven myself for my mistakes and I will move forward.

Puree Foods Yummy!

When you get out of surgery you get to eat puree foods for a month. I bet you are thinking oh yum! It is probably the toughest part of the process eating food wise until later when you can eat most everything.

I think the hardest part to this whole process is when you can eat most everything again. There is more room for temptation and cheating. But we will get to that at a later time. I want to talk about the second hardest part of the process of eating food after life with weight loss surgery.

I remember when I got back to my room after my surgery I could only drink water for the rest of the day. I had a hard time talking and my throat hurt. I am assuming it was from a tube stuck down my throat during surgery.

The next day I was able to eat. I waited with anticipation of what hospital food I would get to eat that day. I finally got my first meal and it was breakfast. I got puree eggs and apple sauce. Not bad not very tasty but I was able to choke it down! Next came lunch. I got some brown goop and some green goop. I found out the brown goop was puree pork and the green goop was puree green beans. The pork was good the green beans were NASTY!

Once I got home from the hospital I had to continue to eat puree foods. Believe me you become very creative during this stage. I had to focus on eating protein! Puree meats were not very appetizing looking, so I steered clear of those.  I mostly ate cottage cheese, yogurt, refried beans and chili.

The month does go by and then the torture is over. If you are thinking about getting weight loss surgery just remember it is only a month,  a blip in time that you have to eat the puree foods. If I can do it so can you!